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Title 9 : Commerce and Trade
Chapter 082A : Labeling of Food Produced with Genetic Engineering
(Cite as: 9 V.S.A. § 3045)-
§ 3045. Retailer liability
(a) A retailer shall not be liable for the failure to label a processed food as required by section 3043 of this title unless the retailer is the producer or manufacturer of the processed food.
(b) A retailer shall not be held liable for failure to label a raw agricultural commodity as required by section 3043 of this title, provided that the retailer, within 30 days of any proposed enforcement action or notice of violation, obtains a sworn statement in accordance with subdivision 3044(2) of this title. (Added 2013, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.)